Senator John Reed

Democrat  •  Rhode Island  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 1991
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 97%
  • Abstains: 2%

News Coverage

View All (1,063)

11/19/09
McCain: Pentagon Needs New Ethics ...

...conflict." McCain is the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Two Democratic senators on the committee, Jack Reed o...

Source: CBS News
11/19/09
McCain wants review on defense wor...

...McCain said. "I'm sure most of them would have no problem with that," he said. Two Democrats on the same panel, Jack Reed of Rhode Isl...

Source: USA Today
11/18/09
Terrorists should not be treated a...

...laudable goal -- and another example of why this is not a mere law-enforcement issue. But I'm dubious that will be the result. Sen. Ja...

11/17/09
Can Your US Senator Draw Your State?

...Enzi (R) of Wyoming Al Franken (D) of Minnesota Johnny Isakson (R) of Georgia Claire McCaskill (D) of Missouri Jack Reed (D) o...

11/17/09
Plan Would Give Relief To Unemploy...

...asked about Frank's proposal. On Capitol Hill, many lawmakers have complained about the slow pace of loan modifications. Sen. Jack Re...

11/17/09
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed Envision...

...Name: Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Position: A native of Rhode Island, Reed was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. Prior to that, he...

Source: Open Secrets
11/17/09
Frank floats loan plan for unemplo...

...asked about Frank's proposal.On Capitol Hill, many lawmakers have complained about the slow pace of loan modifications. Sen. Jack Reed...

Source: Newsday
11/17/09
Today At TRNS

...hearing on “The U.S. and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture.” - Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-...

11/16/09
Bring 'Em Back Alive

...convicted on U.S. soil in a civilian court and will spend the rest of his life in jail. On Fox News Sunday, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack...

11/16/09
UPI NewsTrack Business

...plus or minus 4 percentage points, Gallup said. Workers with reduced hours could get help WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Jack Reed,...

Blog Coverage

View All (3,242)

11/19/09
Jonah Goldberg: This is no way to ...

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., defended the administration Sunday on Fox News, echoing suggestions from the White House that even if the accused...

11/19/09
National Housing Trust Fund Needs ...

The Preserving Homes and Community Act (S. 1731), introduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), would transfer $1 billion of the revenues produ...

11/19/09
FarmPolicy.Com | Keith Good

“Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, said it wouldn't do enough to ensure the FDA could trace illness outbreaks involving processed ...

Source: Cotton Feed
11/19/09
McCain seeks review of work by ret...

The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractor...

11/19/09
Senate Majority Leader To Cosponso...

“We look forward to working with Senator Reid and our other friends in the leadership of the Senate and the Foreign Relations Committee a...

11/19/09
Klobuchar presses Geithner on smal...

Klobuchar was the first to join with Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island to cosponsor the Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancemen...

11/19/09
Sen. Reed hosts college aid worksh...

Sen. Jack Reed will be hosting his 19th annual college financial aid workshop this coming Monday, Nov 23, at the Lincoln campus of Commun...

11/19/09
The American Version of the French...

...considering a proposal to give money to workers who cut their hours in order to avoid layoffs. A bill sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed (...

Source: The Corner
11/19/09
Committee approves FDA food safety...

Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island chose not to offer his amendment on the non-theraputic use of antibiotics in food animals. Harkin ackno...

Source: Brownfield
11/19/09
Links, “Critical of President Obam...

That's a laudable goal – and another example of why this is not a mere law-enforcement issue. But I'm dubious that will be the result. Se...

Source: Rethink.
Official website: http://reed.senate.gov/
Address:
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4642
Fax: 202-224-4680

Person's Views

  • Today: 11
  • Past Seven Days: 109
  • All-Time: 8,977

28.8%

Average Rating

30%

Avg. from State

Login to Rate
Write This Senator
You are writing Sen. John Reed [D, RI].
Track with MyOC

Top-Rated Comments

OpenCongress is a free and open-source joint project of two non-profit organizations, the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation.